Interdepartmental Microbiology Graduate Program Fall 2021 Newsletter

 

As the semester comes to a close we’d like to highlight and celebrate some of the amazing work and achievements of the graduate students and faculty in the Interdepartmental Microbiology Graduate Program!

Please join us in congratulating the following students who passed their final examinations!

MGSO would like to welcome the Interdepartmental Microbiology Cohort of Fall 2021. From left to right going back we have, Faith Seggerman, Anastasia Meyerhofer, Dylan Harris, Katie Allgaier, Zachary Burton, and Kaitlin Garretson. Not pictured is Emily Love.

Below are recent publications and presentations by IM students, faculty, and affiliates. Would you like your research showcased? Send your paper to duavang@iastate.edu in time for the next edition!

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^Indicates publications by IM students

Publications: 

1. ^Lambrecht N, ^Stevenson Z, Sheik C.S., Pronschinske M.A., Tong H, Swanner E.D. Candidatus Chlorobium masyteum', a novel photoferrotrophic green sulfur bacterium enriched from a ferruginous meromictic lake. Front Microbiol. 2021 Jul 09; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.695260

Congratulations to PhD candidate, Chloe, for passing her preliminary exams on May 19th!

 

Congratulations to Dr. Joel Maki for passing his PhD defense on April 15th titled: “Bacterial succession and specialization within the poultry gastrointestinal tract" in the department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine.

Below are recent publications by IM students, faculty, and affiliates. Would you like your research showcased? Send your paper to duavang@iastate.edu in time for the next edition!

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^Indicates publications by IM students

1. ^Clampitt JM, Madsen ML, Minion FC. Construction of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniaeP97 Null Mutants. Front Microbiol. 2021 Apr 22;12:518791. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.518791. PMID: 33967967; PMCID: PMC8101707. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.518791

Below are recent publications by IM students, faculty, and affiliates. Would you like your research showcased? Send your paper to duavang@iastate.edu in time for the next edition!

Bold Indicates ISU faculty and affiliates 

^Indicates publications by IM students

1.Kiefer, Z.E., ^Koester, L.R., Showman, L. et al. Vaginal microbiome and serum metabolite differences in late gestation commercial sows at risk for pelvic organ prolapsFront. Microbiol. 10:3064. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.03064e. Sci Rep11, 6189 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85367-3